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...e considered as the agent of the party, company, or association thereafter issuing a policy upon such application or a renewal thereof, despite any contrary provisions in the application or policy.

...t purpose, and shall be attested by the secretary. When such policies or contracts are subscribed and attested, they shall be obligatory on the company.

...No fire insurance company organized under the laws of this state, or admitted to do business in this state, shall include in a statement of assets in any public advertisement, card, or circular, any item of value of a class or character not admitted by the superintendent of insurance in the annual report of such company. Every such advertisement, card, or circular, containing such a statement of assets of said compan...

...nt and the secretary of each insurance company organized under the laws of this or any other state and doing business in this state, annually, on the first day of January or within sixty days thereafter, shall prepare, under oath, and deposit in the office of the superintendent of insurance a statement of the condition of such company on the next preceding thirty-first day of December. The statement shall be s...

...of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, the following information: (1) The name, address, and specialty coverage of the insured; (2) The insured's policy number; (3) The date of the occurrence that created the claim; (4) The name and address of the injured person; (5) The date and amount of the judgment, if any, including a description of the portion of the judgment that represents economic loss, non...

...ection 3929.30 of the Revised Code of a company, whose capital is composed in whole or part of notes, shall exhibit, in addition to the information specified in said section, the amount of notes which originally formed its capital, and what proportion of such notes is still held by the company and considered capital.

... law of this state, another state, or a foreign government shall fail to make and deposit the statement required by sections 3929.30 and 3929.31 of the Revised Code, or to reply to an inquiry of the superintendent of insurance with respect to that statement. Whoever violates this section shall be subject to a forfeiture of five hundred dollars, and an additional five hundred dollars for every month it thereafter con...

...such policies, in the United States and foreign countries in the case of corporations organized in the United States, and in the United States only in the case of corporations organized outside the United States, giving each calendar year's experience separately, and crediting or charging each item to the year in which the policy to which it relates was written, as follows: (A) The earned premiums on all such polici...

...(A) All unallocated payments in division (B) of section 3929.33 of the Revised Code made in a given calendar year subsequent to the first four years in which a corporation has been issuing such policies shall be distributed as follows: (1) Thirty-five per cent shall be charged to the policies written in that year; (2) Forty per cent to the policies written in the preceding year; (3) Ten per cent to the policies...

...tatement is made, except suits in which liability is not dependent upon negligence of the insured, one thousand dollars for each suit; (B) For all suits being defended under policies written more than five years and less than ten years prior to the date as of which the statement is made, except suits in which liability is not dependent upon negligence of the insured, seven hundred fifty dollars for each suit; (C) F...

...A corporation which has been issuing policies covering the kinds of insurance described in section 3929.33 of the Revised Code for a period of less than ten years shall include in its annual statement a schedule as required by sections 3929.33 to 3929.35, inclusive, of the Revised Code, for the years in which it has issued such policies, and shall be charged with an indebtedness determined in the same manner; but in ...

...f the Revised Code against a delinquent company in the court of appropriate jurisdiction in Franklin county, or in the court of appropriate jurisdiction of the county in which such company is located or has its principal place of business.

...The purposes of sections 3929.41 to 3929.49 of the Revised Code are to: (A) Assure stability in the property insurance market; (B) Assure the availability of basic property insurance as defined by sections 3929.41 to 3929.49 of the Revised Code; (C) Assure the availability, at the option of the applicant, of homeowners insurance as defined in division (B) of section 3929.42 of the Revised Code; (D) Encourage ...

... (C) "Insurer" includes any insurance company or group of companies under common ownership which is authorized to engage in the business of property insurance in this state. (D) "Association" means the Ohio fair plan underwriting association created by section 3929.43 of the Revised Code. (E) "Fair plan" means a plan to assure fair access to insurance requirements. (F) "Premiums written" means gross direct pr...

...ubstantial shareholder of any insurance company and not more than two of these three members shall be members of the same political party. Terms of office of members appointed by the governor shall be for two years, commencing on the nineteenth day of September and ending on the eighteenth day of September. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was a...

...(A) Any person having an insurable interest in real property or tangible personal property, or both, at a fixed location, who has been unable to obtain basic property insurance or homeowners insurance may apply to the Ohio fair plan underwriting association. (B) The association may engage an inspection bureau or other organization to assist in collection of information necessary to underwrite risk for basic propert...

...The superintendent of insurance or any person designated by him may visit and examine into the operation of the Ohio fair plan underwriting association and shall have free access to all the books, records, files, papers, and documents that relate to the operation of the association, and may summon, qualify, and examine as witnesses all persons having knowledge of such operations, including officers, agents, or employ...

...The superintendent of insurance may require such reports from insurers concerning risks insured under any plan approved pursuant to sections 3929.41 to 3929.49 of the Revised Code, as he finds necessary.

...Any person or insurer aggrieved by any action or decision of the administrator of the plan, the Ohio fair plan underwriting association, or of any insurer as a result of its participation therein, may appeal to the board of governors. The decision of the board of governors may be appealed to the superintendent of insurance within thirty days from the date of the action or the decision. The superintendent shall, after...

...There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against any insurer, inspection bureau, or the Ohio fair plan underwriting association, or a director, agent, or employee of any of these, or the superintendent of insurance or his authorized representatives, for any inspections undertaken or statements made by any of them concerning the property to be insured, or any acts or...

...The Ohio fair plan underwriting association is authorized to issue fair plan policies of insurance in its own name and to perform acts relative thereto in accordance with the plan of operation. The association is exempt from all license fees, and income, franchise, premium, and privilege taxes levied or assessed by this state or any political subdivision of this state, except that premium receipts from policies issue...

...cers, employees, and agents against all liability, loss, and expense resulting from acts done or omitted in good faith in performing such contract. Such contract shall also provide that the Ohio fair plan underwriting association will be reimbursed for its actual expenses incurred in performing such services. Common expenses applicable both to the Ohio fair plan and to the mine subsidence insurance underwriting assoc...

...The superintendent of insurance may, at any time, require any property insurer to furnish him with such information as he finds necessary in order to determine whether such insurer is complying with sections 3929.41 to 3929.49 of the Revised Code.

...iding personal multi-peril property and liability coverages commonly known as homeowners insurance. (E) "Mine subsidence coverage" means the limits and type of coverage as defined by the mine subsidence insurance governing board in the coverage form and approved by the superintendent. (F) "Farm insurance" means insurance providing property coverage on farm dwelling buildings. (G) "Dwelling fire insurance" means a ...

...(A) The Ohio mine subsidence insurance underwriting association is hereby created, consisting of all insurers authorized to write and engaged in writing within the state, on a direct basis, basic property insurance or any component thereof in multi-peril policies, to operate in accordance with the plan of operation adopted pursuant to section 3929.53 of the Revised Code. Every such insurer shall be a member of the as...